Construction of the holders of book matches



Aug. 19, 1930. E. ARMELIN CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOLDERS OF BOOK MATCHESFiled Aug. 21, 1929 Patented its. 19, 1930 I I I I 1,773,610

UNITED STATES PATENT orrlce EIDOUABD ARMELIN, OF LONDON, ENGLANDCONSTRUCTION OF THE HOLDERS 01 BOOK MATCHES Application filed August 21,1829, Serial No. 887,486, and in Great Britain August 10, 1928.

This invention relates to the construction B is a receptacle appliedthereto for the reof holders orfolders employed as a sheath ception ofinterfolded papers. or cover for book matches, and the object of Thereceptacle is preferably formed from the invention is to provide anarticle of greata rectangular piece of card or the like 1,

5 or utility and capable of being used to a the four edges 2, 2, 2, 2,are turned under 55 greater extent as an advertising medium than andmitred whereafter they are secured to heretofore. the inner face-of theholder cover flap 3, for

According to the invention there is proexample, byasuitable adhesive.The exposed vided a book match holder to which is apface of thereceptacle or ocket is provided plied a .receptacle for interfoldedpapers, with a slot 4 which exten s between the two 60 referablyprovided with means for protectopposite sides thereof, and, as shown,cenmg the said papers from'contact with the trall of the other twosides, and through matches. whic the interfolded papers or the like 6 Incarrying the invention into effect the are withdrawn from the pocket. Anaddi- .inner face of the usual protective flap of a tional protectiveflap 5 advantageously com- 65 book match holder has applied thereto areprising a strip of card or the like is secured ceptacle or pocketdesigned to receive ci aalong one of its longer edges adjacent to therette or other papers in interfolded relatlon line of match heads. Thearrangement is and arranged to permit their withdrawal one such thatwhen the holder is closed, as shown at a time when required for use. Thebook in Figure 3, the said strip of card 5 lies be- 70 match holder isprovided with an additional tween the match heads and the portion of theflap preferably secured at or about the centre outermost paper which isexposed. of the holder and adapted to overlap the The-protective stri 5may be formed as matchheads when the holder is closed so an extension ofone'o the turned under por- 2 that the exposed portion of cigarettepaper tions of the receptacle as shown in Figures 75 or the like isprotected from contact with 5 and 6, the said portion after being turnedthe match heads. under being folded back upon itself to form In .orderthat the invention may beunderthe protective flap 5. It will beappreciated stood reference will be made to the accomthat such flap maysimply be an extension of panying drawing, in which 2- the' receptacle,that is to say, without having Figure 1 is an interior view of an openbook a turned-under portion. match holder provided with a receptacle inIt will be appreciated that as the match accordance with the invention.heads are protected by the additional pro- Figure2is aside elevationthereof. tective strip, the stri 'ng surface for the Figure 3 is acentral vertical section of matches y be Placed on the 1 Surface Figure1 on an enlarged scale and showing a of h receptacle mSte-ad p the Saidbook match holder in a closed position strlklng surface on the exter orof the holder. Figure 4 is a front elevation of a portion It W111 bereahzed that msteati of clga' of the book match holder shown in Figure 1rette papers Sheets of paper bearmg adver' tisements for example may beenclosed 351 2 receptacle provlded wlth lilterfolded within th ereceptacle or pocket and adapted to be withdrawn or such receptacle maybe F igure 5 1s a v1ew s1m1lar to Figure 3 Showing a modificationthereof and 4 used for the reception of complexion powder papers, suchas those known under the name lgure 6 1s a vertical section through theof Papier Poudre for soap impregnated pocket portion of the book holderillustrated papers f d and the k in Figure 5 and showing interfoldedpaper C1 i;

1n fiosltion. 1. The combination with a book match eferring to thedrawing, A is a book holder having a cover flap, of a receptacle formatch holder of well known construction and papers carried on the insideface of the cover flap, and means for protecting the papers from contactwith the match heads, said means comprising a separate fibrous stripsecured to said holder and extending between 5 the match heads and thereceptacle when the holder is closed and protecting the match heads whenthe holder 1s opened. 2. The combination with a book match holder havinga cover flap, of a receptacle 10 for Parts carried on the inside face ofthe cover a and means for protecting the papers from contact with thematch heads, said means comprisin a fibrous strip extending between themate heads and the receptacle when the holder is closed.

3. The combination with a book match holder having a cover flap, of areceptacle for papers carried on the inside face of the cover flap, saidreceptacle com rising a 20 fibrous sheet secured to the cover ap face, aportion of said sheet beingeextended and bent to interpose the sametween the match heads and the rece tacle.

E OUARD ARMELIN.

